Team Asobi: “We want our games to feel like they’re made in Japan”

[Remember_Spinal]

Back then, Team Asobi was around 35 employees, and has since grown to more than 60, and Doucet expects that number to reach around 100 people.

Team Asobi's next project will follow in the footsteps of the games it has done before, but will be a full-blown commercial title, "and our biggest to date," says Doucet.

We have a current production, and that's going fine," he says. "But we want to have another group for R&D, and we want enough in this group to explore as many areas that are interesting. And to potentially start other projects.

"But we're not giving ourselves any limits. If good people want to join Team Asobi, then we will be willing to talk to them. There is always stuff to do. There is always new projects to begin. We are not limited by any money or time. If we could double the studio just like that, we would find work for everybody."

"This perfection of controls really runs through the veins of Japanese game developers. It's been that way forever. There is something unique about moving a character in a Japanese game. The feeling that you have, the pleasure that you take... I look at developers like Platinum Games, when you play Bayonetta, that movement is perfected. They're second-to-none on that perfectionism. That's the local culture."

 

[Theap99]

I don't

 

[Eternal_Wings]

Finally some love for Japan!
Maybe they remake/reboot one of their legacy IPs?
I bet it's either a colorful Platformer or charmant JRPG. Looking forward for further informations in the future!

 

[Gamernyc78]

Hell yes! I love my western centric games but also need that Japanese spice! Good quality and variety is best. So much generic, open world, fetch quest one can take!!!

 

[ParaSeoul]

Ape Escape please

 

[Remember_Spinal]

75% of Team Asobi is Japanese, the other 25% are from other Asian regions and parts of the globe

 

[Gods&Monsters]

I was not expecting the head of the studio to be a french guy He moved to Japan?

 

[Remember_Spinal]

I was not expecting the head of the studio to be a french guy He moved to Japan?

Yeah, I think he is half asian also

 

[Eternal_Wings]

Yeah, I think he is half asian also

No he is not half asian. He just lives in Japan for his job lol.

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[Gamernyc78]

No he is not half asian. He just lives in Japan for his job lol.

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"remember" done changed the dudes whole nationality just to push a narrative

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Nicolas Doucet is a French game director and designer, founder and current president of Team Asobi, an internal development studio owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. He was previously the president of Team Asobi's parent studio Japan Studio from 2019 to its reconstruction in 2021. Doucet...

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[rofif]

Anyeone else (please for the love of god) noticed that astro playroom vibrates? like the whole screen shakes 1 pixel back and forth?!
Can someone launch it and get close to the tv... and report back to me. I am NOT CRAZYDSJKAHDJAS

 

[kyliethicc]

Anyeone else (please for the love of god) noticed that astro playroom vibrates? like the whole screen shakes 1 pixel back and forth?!
Can someone launch it and get close to the tv... and report back to me. I am NOT CRAZYDSJKAHDJAS

That’s probably just your OLED avoiding burn in. They do that sometimes.

 

[rofif]

That’s probably just your OLED avoiding burn in. They do that sometimes.

It's not. Just fucking check it!
Oled burn in avoidance is moving screen every few minutes... not constant jitter.
And it's only astrobot.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

"remember" done changed the dudes whole nationality just to push a narrative

Nicolas Doucet

Nicolas Doucet is a French game director and designer, founder and current president of Team Asobi, an internal development studio owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. He was previously the president of Team Asobi's parent studio Japan Studio from 2019 to its reconstruction in 2021. Doucet...

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I saw someone online saying he was French on his fathers side, and his mother was asian. I’m ok with being wrong. Don’t really see what narrative that would be pushing.

 

[Gamernyc78]

I saw someone online saying he was French on his fathers side, and his mother was asian. I’m ok with being wrong. Don’t really see what narrative that would be pushing.

It's all good bro, the narrative part was me pulling your leg about the team being all "Asian". Just messing around with you

 

[Old Gamer]

You could, you know, make them in Japan?

 

[Remember_Spinal]

You could, you know, make them in Japan?

Where do you think Team Asobi is located?

 

[Oogabooga]

A man of culture

 

[Old Gamer]

Where do you think Team Asobi is located?

I'll use the /s tag next time.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

If it means a new UmJammer/Parappa and Tomba!, I'd be beyond satisfied.

But aside that, this is just really good to hear in general.